Vazquez Circus

Vazquez Hermanos Circus is a big-top American-style travelling circus, one of the big five out of more than four hundred Mexican circuses.

It was officially founded in 1969 by brothers Jose Guillermo and Rafael L. Vazquez as Circo Americano de los Hermanos Vazquez. It started around year 1900 as a rodeo on a ranch in rural Mexico helping sustain the family during hard times. In the ensuing years the act evolved, inspired with the developments in American and European circuses. Over the years the acts included the tightrope walker, the juggling artist, the "Human Volcano" act, a hippo trainer, a monster-truck act and others. The circus is put up in six and dismantled in two hours for which purpose between 20 and 24 extras are hired on location. The circus travels on 8 tractor trailers. All performers and regular workers travel with it including a full-time cook and a teacher for the employees' children.

The Circus travels around Mexico in a two-year circuit. As of 2009 the circus has two units: Circo Hermanos Vazquez Mexico that holds its performances in Mexico and Latin America while Circo Hermanos Vazquez USA is the only 100% Hispanic Circus exclusively performing in the U.S.